China welcomed in 2025, the “year of Snake”, with photorhythmic shows and fireworks

and Taiwan celebrated it with photorhythmic shows and fireworks in many major cities, although according to the Chinese calendar the coming of 2025, the “year of the Snake”, is on 29 January. On the streets of Beijing, China, New Year’s was celebrated in a former steel mill in the western suburbs of the city. ADVERSE But also in Shanghai, crowds of people gathered to see photorhythmic shows along the world-famous “Walk of the Waterfront” and other locations. In the Chinese special administrative area of Hong Kong a large display of fireworks took place over Victoria Harbor. New Year’s Eve, based on the Gregorian calendar, is not celebrated as much in China as elsewhere, with Chinese New Year, based on the Lunar calendar, being considered more important. CORVERSE The Chinese New Year of 2025, the year of the Snake, according to the Chinese calendar, is January 29. Spectacular firewalls light up the sky to usher in New Year 2025 in Sydney, Australia. — China Xinhua News (@XHNews) China Celebrating the new year with this insane firewalls display — vids that go hard (@vidsthatgohard) happy new year from China — Ⱥ ∑ ∑ И (@arengoldd) REUTERS/Florence Lo REUTERS/Tyrone Siu REUTERS/Florence Lo REUTERS/Tyrone Siu In Taiwan, thousands of spectators enjoyed a six-minute fireworks display and photorhythmic shows from the “Taipei Skyscraper” or “Taipei 101” building, which is 509 metres tall.